There's a fabulous song by Steve Martin. It's called "Atheists Ain't Got No Songs," and it's on his recently released bluegrass album. It doesn't qualify as an atheist anthem, but it does define the problem.

Everybody's wonderin what and where they all came fromEverybody's worryin bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's doneBut no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to meI think I'll just let the mystery be

Some say once you're gone you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come backSome say you rest in the arms of the Saviour if in sinful ways you lackSome say that they're comin back in a garden, bunch of carrots and little sweet peasI think I'll just let the mystery be

Some say they're goin to a place called Glory and I ain't saying it ain't a factBut I've heard that I'm on the road to purgatory and I don't like the sound of thatCause I believe in love and I live my life accordinglyBut I choose to let the mystery be

During the Hagar era, Van Halen had a song on 3 consecutive albums that kind of took a shot at organized religion. The first was "Best of Both Worlds", the second was "Mine All Mine" off OU812, and the third was "Judgement Day" off For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

"Mine All Mine":

All the words on the wall look the same in the mirrorEvery riddle and every clueYou've got Allah in the eastYou've got Jesus in the westChrist, what's a man to do?

They'll find a cure for anythingJust kill the pain or numb my brainWe see a man speakin' the word of GodProvin' to be a fraud, while his own church applaudsStop lookin' out, start lookin' inBe your own best friendStand up and say "Hey! This is mine!"

"Judgement Day":

It's my life. Get off my ass, get outta my faceMan, I don't see no problemKickin' back, ain't kickin' you, no no!Anyway, if I make 'em, I'll solve 'em

Making plan's a waste. Ain't no future hereGot no faith, got no religion

Oh tell me why should I

Care or even, why should I try?

I just slide slide on by

Never bad enough to crucify me

I know that Sammy Hagar is religious and believes in Jesus, but I don't know what exactly his religious views are now or were then.

My son used to listen to Talking Heads, XTC, and Rush. He LOVED Van Halen. Guess that's because I raised him without the problems of religion. Unfortunately, his grandfather made him go to church during summer visits, instilling him with a terminal sense of guilt and paralyzing fear. Wish I had listened to the lyrics more carefully. I didn't even know these were atheist songs until now. My favorite has always been John Lennon's "Imagine," but now I have a lot more to listen to. Thanks to everyone who posted here!

There's an old guy with a beardWhining in the skyPicking through his fan mail as we live and dieHe's watching our every moveFrom the cradle to the tombWho is righteous, who is lameAnd who is poking whomWhile infidels broil in hell like so many codDon't want to be crucifiedBut if God is on your sideThen I am better than your God

I am not fully formedI'm petty and I'm vainDriven by fearAnd susceptible to painBut I'm trying to be fairAnd I'm trying to give a shitAnd I'm trying to keep on tryingThough it's trying I admitI'm a bumbling brute in a monkey suitA spinning, grinning clodIt's funny and it's sadBut you know things are bad whenI am better than your God

Nothing I have heardNothing I have seenNothing so absurdNothing so obsceneAs taking a love so deepAnd free, and wholeAnd twisting it into somethingThat is smaller than your soulLoad your guns, chosen onesDoes that strike you as odd?I'll gamble on his wrathCause if you do the mathI am better than your God